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	Blogs & Bullets Through this initiative, the Centers of Innovation for Science, Technology, and Peacebuilding/Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding explore ways to utilize quantitative and analytical tools to map online discourse and content in USIP’s priority conflict areas.
	Centers of Innovation USIP identifies and applies best practices in seven topical areas whose issues cross each phase of conflict through this series of Centers. Centers of Innovation: Center for Sustainable Economies, Gender and Peacebuilding Center, Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding, Religion and Peacemaking, Rule of Law, Science, Technology and Peacebuilding, Security Sector Governance Center
	Countering Extremist Messages in Pakistani Media By working with local Pakistani organizations on a comprehensive content analysis initiative, the Center will produce an assessment of the role of the media in promoting extremist messaging. Based on the results of the content analysis, the Center will work with media stakeholders to review the findings and develop actionable next steps to counter extremism in local media.
	Iran Working Group The Iran Working Group regularly convenes specialists from the D.C. policy community, a number of research projects, and an exchange program between U.S. and Iranian religious leaders
	Lebanon Working Group Building upon our emergency response to the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, USIP established a working group to focus on Lebanon's internal issues and how they will affect long-term reconstruction. The working group facilitates interaction between experts on Lebanon and government officials, and designs reconstruction efforts in a manner to prevent conflict within Lebanon and across its borders.
	Media As Global Diplomat Through a series of summits to highlight the expanding power of today’s media to transform public diplomacy and promote peaceful international relations, the Center has brought together a variety of public diplomacy thinkers and media stakeholders. These events have been hosted by influential public figures such as Ted Koppel and Queen Noor.
	Media, Conflict and Peacebuilding This Center of Innovation focuses on harnessing the power of the media for peacebuilding, and on developing new strategies for countering the abuse of media during conflict.
	Media, Conflict, & Peacebuilding in Iraq The Center of Innovation for Media, Conflict, and Peacebuilding has been active in Iraq since 2009. By working with USIP staff in Baghdad and Iraqi media partners, the Center continues to develop innovative ways to use media as a peacebuilding tool. Currently, the Center is developing self-regulatory tools to combat media incitement to violence and engaging Iraqi youth through peace media to empower them to bring positive change to their societies.
	Muslim World Initiative This initiative, which drew to a close in 2009, was designed to help to mobilize moderates, marginalize militants, and bridge the U.S./Muslim-world divide.
	Promoting Legal Awareness in Afghanistan through Radio Programming After traveling to Afghanistan to conduct an in-depth media evaluation, the Center is working with local partners to use edutainment to address the challenges of dealing with Afghanistan’s multiple informal and formal judicial sectors through a serial radio drama. The Center is also using new technology and radio to provide youth with the capability to inform others on legal issues and solutions.

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